1st Quarter Test Vidales

1st Quarter Test Vidales
Some questions (c) 2014 by Region 10 Educational Service Center.
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The Treaty of Paris gave the newly
formed U.S. which of the following?
A recognition of independence from
Britain.
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I. Battle of Saratoga II. Battles of Lexington and Concord
III. Treaty of Paris IV. Declaration of Independence V. Battle of Yorktown B fishing rights in the Gulf of Mexico.
C
territory past the Mississippi River.
D closure of all British forts in the
west.
Which of the following shows the
CORRECT sequence of the events
shown above?
A II, IV, V, I, III
B II, IV, I, V, III
C
2 Use the list and your knowledge of
history to answer the question.
Marquis de Lafayette
Baron von Steuben
Thaddeus Kosciusko
Bernardo de Galvez
Which of the following is the BEST title
for this list?
A Early American Diplomats
B Famous Settlers in Pennsylvania
C
Explorers of the Mississippi River
D Foreign Fighters in the
Revolutionary War
IV, II, I, V, III
D I, IV, II, III, V
4 "I wanted to come to America. I
agreed to work for a tobacco farmer in
exchange for the trip to America. I
expected to be free to work where I
pleased after a few years."
Who am I ?
A African slave
B Indian captive
C
Migrant worker
D Indentured servant
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In1787, Congress awarded John Paul Jones the Congressional Gold Medal in honor of his
“valor and brilliant services” during the RevolutionaryWar. Which accomplishment was
Congress recognizing?
A Leading the evacuation of Washington, D.C., during the British invasion
B Preparing the strategy for the American victory at Yorktown
C
Persuading France to provide military assistance to the Continental army
D Commanding a victory at sea against the British navy
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This excerpt refers to rights that people —
A earn by demonstrating loyalty to their government
B receive by becoming citizens of a country
C
have as a result of being human
D are granted after enlistment in the military
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Which feature of colonial self-government does this charter establish?
A Direct democracy
B An elected legislature
C
Separation of powers
D Checks and balances
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Use the excerpt and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following
question.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are
endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life,
Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
—Declaration of Independence
8 Why are the rights listed here considered unalienable?
A They cannot be taken away.
B They belong to citizens only.
C
They are earned at a certain age.
D They are protected by the government.
9 Which of the following is largely
responsible for the success of the
Jamestown colony?
A John Smith
The Declaration of Independence
names each of the following as
unalienable rights EXCEPT the right to
—
B Roger Williams
A life
C
B liberty
Sir Walter Raleigh
D William Penn
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C
a fair trial
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Actions of William Penn
• Wrote Pennsylvania's first
constitution
• Granted Colonists the right to elect
representatives to the legislative
assembly
• Allowed the Three Lower Counties to
form their own Legislature
According to the information above,
William Penn supported —
A ethnic diversity
B public education
C
religious freedom
D self-government
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Which was the first representative
government in the colonies?
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Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, 1639
Section 4. It is Ordered, sentenced, and
decreed, that no person be chosen Governor
above once in two years, and that the
Governor be always a member of some
approved Congregation...
According the above excerpt, how is the
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut an
example of the principle of limited
government?
A It required voters to be church
members.
B It limited the governor to one term
in two years.
C
It required the governor to be a
church member.
D The governor was ordered to serve
two years in an approved
congregation.
A New York Legislature
B Maryland House of Commons
C
Virginia House of Burgesses
D Pennsylvania General Assembly
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"Constant experience shows us that
every man invested with power is apt
to abuse it, and carry his authority as
far as it will go."
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-Charles de Montesquieu, 1748
Which principle, developed by
Montesquieu, solved the problem
described in the quote?
Which of the following best
completes the flow chart above?
A federalism
B republicanism
C
separation of powers
A Fundamental Orders of
Connecticut
D popular sovereignty
B English Bill of Rights
C
Stamp Act Congress
D Declaration of the Rights of Man
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Which of the following was an
important idea included in the
Mayflower Compact?
A private property
B non-violence
C
self-government
D religious freedom
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What did the thirteen colonies in North
America do in 1776?
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A ratified the federal Constitution
B announced independence from
Britain
C
How did the British government
contribute to the expansion of
representative democracy in the
American colonies during the 17th and
18th centuries?
A It established colonial parliaments
with each charter.
received miltary support from
France
B It permitted men and women
voting rights in elections.
D established their first
representative government
C
It neglected many of the political
affairs of the colonies.
D It allowed the free exercise of
religion among freemen.
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Which document lists colonial
grievances against King George III?
A U.S. Constitution
B Northwest Ordinance
C
Articles of Confederation
D Declaration of Independence
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How did the Fundamental Orders of
Connecticut contribute to the
expansion of representative
democracy?
A It established elections.
B It required a loyalty oath.
C
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Which geographic boundary slowed
westward expansion of American
colonists during the 17th and 18th
It created six positions for judges.
D It was made the highest law of the
land.
centuries?
A Lake Erie
B Mississippi River
C
Spanish Territory
D Appalachian Mountains
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What are unalienable rights?
A rights that have been added as
amendments
B rights that are specifically
protected by the government
C
rights that the citizen has when
traveling outside the country
D rights that the government cannot
take away without just cause
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Virginia Declaration of Rights, 1776
Section 16. That religion, or the duty which we owe to our Creator and the manner of
discharging it, can be directed by reason and conviction, not by force or violence; and
therefore, all men are equally entitled to the free exercise of religion, according to the
dictates of conscience; and that it is the mutual duty of all to practice Christian forbearance,
love, and charity towards each other. Who would most likely have agreed with the above statement?
A an indentured servant in Maryland
B a Pilgrim in Massachusetts
C
a slave in Georgia
D a subsistence farmer in New Hampshire
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What Enlightenment thinker
influenced Thomas Jefferson's ideas of
unalienable rights?
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If you were placing the FIRST
establishment of Jamestown on a
timeline, where should you place it?
A Charles de Montesquieu
A just to the left of 1600
B John Locke
B just to the right of 1600
C
C
William Blackstone
D Thomas Hobbes
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halfway between 1600 & 1700
D close to 1700
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What was the MAIN purpose of the
Magna Carta?
A to limit the monarch's power
B to establish an English constitution
C
to create a peace treaty with
France
D to promote rights for the lower
class
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CAUSE
1. Taxes imposed
1. Both Houses of
without the consent Congress must
of the legislature
pass tax bills
2. Colonists forced to 2. Third
provide quartering Amendment
for troops
3. The King refused 3. Established an
to establish judiciary independent
powers
judiciary
4. Some colonists
were deprived of a
trial by jury
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Which reason most contributed to
European exploration and colonization
of North America?
A a belief that European culture
should replace Eastern Asian
cultures
B a motivation to spread democratic
traditions to new areas of the
world
C
a tradition of resisting Islamic
expansion in unexplored regions of
the world
D a desire by European nations to
create new commercial
opportunities overseas
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EFFECT
4. Sixth
Amendment
What is the subject of the chart above?
A Effects of Shays's Rebellion on the
laws of the United States.
B How colonial grievances were
addressed by the United States
Constitution.
C
Effects of the Revolutionary War
upon the United States' system of
government.
D How the United States
Constitution addressed problems
of the Articles of Confederation.
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Which of the following best completes the chart?
A vast, dry desert
B flat, fertile land
C
rugged mountains
D deep lakes
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The Mayflower Compact MIGHT be
described as which of the following?
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Which of the following depended on the
use of slavery?
A first American constitution
A barter system
B beginning of a judicial branch
B sharecropping
C
C
statement of economic rights
D first religious declaration
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mass production
D plantation agriculture
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The distance from the colonies
and the home country
The Protestant belief in the
importance of the individual The signing of the Mayflower
Compact
The creation of the Virginia
House of Burgesses
A differences of religion among
colonial areas
B differences of culture among
European settlers
C
The circumstances in this list resulted in —
C
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an expansion of representative
government in the colonies
differences of physical geography
and resources
D differences of the length of time a
colony had existed
A the removal of King George III as
the British monarch
B the right to vote for women in the
American colonies
Which factor most contributed to
different patterns of economic activity
among the colonies?
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Why did plantations depend on the use
of slavery?
A to provide a large labor force for
large areas of land D a war in North America between
French and English settlers
B to produce share-cropping
Which principle of American
democracy is traced to the English Bill
of Rights?
D to provide large labor force to build
housing and ships
C
because there was less land for
farming
A Government should protect
individual liberties of citizens.
B Government should divide power
among several branches.
C
Government should have a single
person as a chief executive.
D Government should have a
representative body of the people.
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Which of the following best replaces the question mark in the diagram above?
A Created a general council to manage the colonies
B Experienced strict control by Parliament
C
Established their own representative institutions
D Appointed governors who reported to the king
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The colonial region that had the
climate and land to support large scale
agriculture was the —
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Colonial Boston, Philadelphia, and New
York were good places for settlement
because they were located near —
A New England Colonies
A mining towns
B Middle Colonies
B ocean harbors
C
C
Southern Colonies
D West Indian Colonies
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large plantations
D mountain ranges
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Which of these pairs of colonies
depended MOST on the ocean as a
source of food and commerce?
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Which is one reason that contributed to
the development of the transatlantic
slave trade to North America?
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A Haiti and St. Domingue abolished
slavery after a massive uprising.
B Many colonies captured American
Indians for the slave trade and
farm work.
C
Small farmers of New England
colonies needed additional labor for
specialized craft work.
D Plantations of the Southern
colonies needed a large labor
supply to work the land all year.
What basic American civil right is
described in this excerpt from of the
Magna Carta?
A trial by jury
B freedom of religion
C
freedom of expression
D protection against unreasonable
searches
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Which of the following completes the graphic organizer above?
A Reasons for creating the United States Constitution
B Charges against the King in the Magna Carta
C
Purposes for writing the Mayflower Compact
D Grievances in the Declaration of Independence
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How does the Declaration argue for independence?
A by including an explanation of religious differences
B by providing a list of grievances and abuses of the King
C
by providing a history of colonial development since Jamestown
D by including a description of ten rights and liberties the King should protect
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Trade and Commerce in Colonial
America
New
England
Colonies
Middle Southern
Colonies Colonies
furs
fish
timber
grains
flour
metal
goods
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Why was the Battle of Saratoga the
turning point in the Revolutionary
War?
A Americans were defeated by the
British.
tobacco
? indigo
B American Indians sided with the
Loyalists.
C
France stopped supplying the
American army.
D Americans gained confidence that
they could defeat Britain.
Which of the following BEST completes
the table above?
A lumber
B ships
C
rice
D iron
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The first shots of the American
Revolution were fired at —
A Lexington
B Yorktown
C
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Declaration of Independence :
Thomas Jefferson :: Common Sense :
__________.
Saratoga
D Trenton
A Benjamin Franklin
B Patrick Henry
C
Thomas Paine
D Thomas Jefferson
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How did geography influence the early economic development of NewYork, Boston, and
Charleston?
A Long coastlines offered abundant natural resources.
B Proximity to flooding rivers limited development.
C
Natural harbors provided access to markets.
D Extreme climates limited productive activity.
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As a result of the Battle of Saratoga,
France began to —
A secretly provide aid to Britain
B reduce their involvement in the
war
C
boycott goods exported from the
colonies
D openly send military aid to the
United States
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In a naval battle off the coast of
England, a British vessel attacked the
Bonhomme Richard, a French ship
loaned to the new American Navy. The
British commander asked the
Americans to surrender. The American
commander replied, "I have not yet
begun to fight." Which of the following Revolutionary
War soldiers is described above?
A George Washington
B John Paul Jones
C
Ethan Allen
D Paul Revere
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How did American colonists view the
Proclamation of 1763?
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A They saw it as an effective way to
A fought in the French and Indian
reduce tensions with American
Indians.
War
B ratified a federal constitution
B They believed it was a British
attempt to reinforce control over
them.
C
In 1776, thirteen colonies in North
America —
C
announced independence from
Britain
D received military support from
France
They thought that it would
transform the French into military
allies.
D They assumed that it was done to
help save money for the British.
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Delegates to the Second Continental
Congress voted to organize a national
army and appointed as its
commander-in-chief —
– Colonies served as a market for
British goods
– Colonies provided raw materials for
Britain
– Non-European imports into the
colonies had to arrive on British ships
– Certain colonial goods were sold only
to England or other British colonies
A John Adams
B John Hancock
C
Thomas Jefferson
D George Washington
Which of the following is the BEST title
for the information above?
A British Mercantilist Policies
B Causes of Pontiac's Rebellion
C
Effects of the Townshend Acts
D Isolationism in the British Empire
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Which of the following is indicated by the Number 1 on this map?
A Sierra Nevada
B Cascade Range
C
Rocky Mountains
D Appalachian Mountains
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Before the Revolution, the British felt it
was fair to tax the colonists to help pay
the expenses they had run up fighting
which of the following?
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If you were writing a book about
Patrick Henry, Paul Revere, Ethan
Allen, and Samuel Adams, what would
be a good title for it?
A Spanish Armada
A Moving West
B Indian attacks in the South
B Revolutionary Heroes
C
C
French and Indian War
D Loyalists
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Early Explorers
D Rulers and Dictators
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Date
Significant Event
1607
First permanent English colony
established in Virginia
1776
1803
Louisiana Territory purchased
from France
1861-1865
Civil War fought
Which of the following completes the table? A Settlers moved into the Ohio Valley
B Boston Tea Party angered the British
C
George III ascended to the British throne
D Declaration of Independence was signed
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From the sixteenth to the eighteenth
centuries, what policy controlled
colonies for ALL the major European
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The first governing document for the
Pilgrims in America was the —
A Magna Carta
trading countries?
B Mayflower Compact
A revolution
C
Declaration of Rights of Man
B global war
C
colonialism
D Fundamental Orders of
Connecticut
D mercantilism
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